The proposed methadone clinic in Chilton County looked as if it was going to kick off operations with little resistance until the politicians figured out it could get them media attention when they voiced a negative opinion. Now that the vote vultures are circling the clinic, it seems there is a whole pack of opponents trying to outdo each other with their hysterical antics and comments.
This latest comment from the letters to the editor of the Clanton Advertiser was made, if you can believe it, by a nurse of all people.
The answer is God. Life isn't going to a bed of roses with God, but you will have someone to help you through the hard times and give you strength to resist the temptation. Drug addiction is the same thing as alcohol addiction. I know a lot of alcoholics that have given it to God at the alter[sic] and never taken another drink. Chilton County is a dry count [sic]. We continue to vote against the county going wet over and over again. Give us a chance to vote on your clinic and it will not be coming to Chilton County. To the patients of the methadone clinic I will be praying for you.
God and a church body to help you through this is the only clinic that you need. Everyone was a church within 10 minutes of their home. We don't need your methadone clinic in Chilton County or Shelby County.
Well John Lennon said all you need is love; apparently this Chilton County nurse thinks all you need is God. I wonder if she also tells that to her heart disease and cancer patients? Maybe she thinks this is just a moral problem, even so I wonder if she would consider going to Church as the only solution necessary in cases of spousal and child abuse or infidelity? These are definitely not diseases, but why file for divorce or protection with the authorities when all you need is a church? So please excuse my title, I meant no disrespect to any religion yet I feel its important to make this distinction:
She titled her letter God is the Answer to Methadone, while God may most definitely be the answer, she fails to realize that methadone and MMT aren’t the problem in the first place.
The problem is drug addiction, and it just so happens that maybe God has provided MMT as part of the answer which also should include other support and recovery programs (many provided in church, although people like this women often cause those in MMT to avoid such programs). I think this is particularly heinous because I cannot see how someone in the medical profession could say this, or even worse be so misinformed that they cannot distinguish between drug abuse and MMT. Does this Nurse get regular updates from God telling her which diseases of man require professional help and those that are cured by kneeling at the altar? Maybe she just missed this latest press release from God because she was so busy at the hospital practicing her faith healing.
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Ok, I'm with you on the nurse, but I also want to kick the ass of that guy in the picture, whoever he is.
so I used this one I found stumbling inb its place. The poster is rather disturbing isn't it.
So much drama about methadone clinics...I bet God really doesn't give a rat's ass either way.
yea its not perfect, but it is better than the alternative. I guess this lady makes just about as much sense as the DA in the county, but neither of their arguments get rated above "just plain stupid" by me.
If you actually look at that poster, it's quite hilarious. Lewd women, sports nuts and child-molesting homosexuals - we're all the same in his god's eyes apparently. What a kid he is - not old enough to have thought much for himself yet, and look what the adults are getting him to do.
being that the entire state of Alabama is made up of football fanatics the morality police will probably need some reinforcements down here.
I disagree with methadone as a treatment option for people trying to stop using heroin. Methadone can and does have side effects that are worse than heroin for people when they stop using the methadone such as an inability to sleep. However, I do not believe that there is a quick fix for the problem either. Quitting anything takes a lot of hard work and will power. The person has to put everything they have into wanting to stop for them to be successful. Looking for an easy answer will never fix anyone's problem, be it quitting heroin or learning how to ride a bicycle. Both require commitment and hard work.
Vista Bay
and many good logical arguments. But until the day arrives that all those addicted to opioids can take a 90 or 180 day hiatus for work to attend a complimentary drug treatment program while their family and posessions are kept safe... well then it is a good alternative to help those in need now, realistically.
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